Thursday, May 17, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, May 17, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Galileo to Have Military Role
Link to story from the Financial Times:
http://gielda.onet.pl/14,1411203,,3255,ft.html

2) New Hampshire Drivers Complain of Errors with E-ZPass Warnings
Link to AP story:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070516/NEWS/70516002

3) 7 Southern Universities Form Automotive Research Alliance
Link to AP story:
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070517/BUSINESS/705170320/1003

4) Lack of Information During Disruption Angers Metro-North Rail Commuter Council
Link to story in the Greenwich Time:
http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-a1council.5.17bhmay17,0,5965123.story?coll=green-news-local-headlines

5) Red-Light Cameras Don’t Significantly Reduce Accidents in Cleveland
Link to story and video report on WEWS-TV:
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/13333662/detail.html

6) 3M Sells 2 Traffic Safety Businesses
Link to AP story:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4813316.html
Link to news release from 3M:
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/3m/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&epi-process=generic_process.jsp&newsId=20070517005845&ndmHsc=v2*A1167656400000*B1179457930000*C4102491599000*DgroupByDate*J2*N1000940&newsPopup=true&newsLang=en&beanID=75290669&viewID=news_process_view

7) Amtrak Seeks a Tech Edge
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-amtrak17may17

8) Reflective Technology to Make End of Garden State Parkway Safer
Link to story in The Press of Atlantic City:
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic/story/7479565p-7374424c.html

9) Wi-Fi on a Train Conference
Link to story on Wi-Fi Networking News:
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/007632.html

10) Car Navigation Gear Using a File-Sharing Approach
Link to CNET News column:
http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/blog/mobileojisan/0,39050793,62013719,00.htm

11) Yahoo Upgrades Mapping Service to Include Driving Directions in Europe
Link to AP story:
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/news/gizmos/story.html?id=d14fdd6b-9771-406a-902c-c33ae3867daa&k=31067

12) Driver Behavior, Older Drivers, Simulation, User Information Systems, and Visualization
Link to paper from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7696


News Releases

1) Web Site Improves Public Access to Iowa DOT Crash Statistics
http://www.iowadot.gov/morgue/news2007/05170701.htm
Link to site: http://www.iowadot.gov/crashanalysis/

2) ATX Identifies Three Pillars of T3, Third Generation Telematics
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-17-2007/0004591010&EDATE


Job Posting
- Communications Associate – PRR – Olympia, Washington
http://www.prrbiz.com/thefirm/employment.html


Upcoming Events
T2007-International Conference on Forensic Toxicology Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and Ignition Interlock Symposium – August 26-30 – Seattle
http://www.icadts2007.org/


Today in Transportation History
1895 – The Omonoia station opens on the Athens Metro.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xipeteon/494714334/in/pool-230countries/

2007 – For the first time in 56 years, trains crossed the border between North and South Korea.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/17/news/korea.php

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